technique. Kitted OutAlthough your usual road shoes will be fine for suburban park paths, they won’t cut it in the mud slicks that some off-road races can become. With increased traction or large studs on the sole, toe bumpers and hard-wearing fabric
in February with charity Love Runs taking place all over the UK near Valentine’s Day, plus 10K forumite favourites like the beautiful Longleat 10K or the Ashford & District 10K. Or give yourself a much bigger challenge, and go off-road over a longer distance
through their paces. On the one-lap course you'll scale hills, dive into a ravine and wriggle under camouflage netting, all while dodging rocks and muddy puddles.Trail shoes might be a good idea, and you'll need suitable kit – the GRIM 8 is not the place
should tell you all you need to know about the Offa’s Orror 20K. Pack sturdy shoes and get ready for 1,600ft of near-vertical climbing packed into the middle part of this seriously hilly course. Join a spirited field of few hundred other hardy runners
) Faversham 10K (September 20) Eridge Park 10, September 13 Eridge Park 10 (September 13, Kent) This long-running race boasts a small and friendly field and a cracking off-road course, with some changes for 2009. The race
